"L" and "M"

RJ_07 (India)
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  1. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
  2. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  3. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  4. laconic
    brief and to the point
  5. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  6. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  7. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  8. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  9. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  10. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  11. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  12. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  13. limpid
    clear and bright
  14. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  15. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  16. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  17. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  18. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  19. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  20. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  21. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  22. Machiavellian
    of or relating to amoral or conniving political principles
  23. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  24. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  25. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  26. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  27. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  28. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  29. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  30. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  31. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  32. manifold
    many and varied; having many features or forms
  33. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  34. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  35. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  36. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  37. medley
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs
  38. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  39. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  40. mendacious
    given to lying
  41. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  42. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  43. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  44. methodical
    characterized by orderliness
  45. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  46. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  47. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
  48. modish
    in the current fashion or style
  49. momentous
    of very great significance
  50. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  51. loath
    strongly opposed
Created on Mon Oct 07 00:15:15 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Oct 07 01:40:09 EDT 2013)

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